Oreta jaspidea is a moth in the family Drepanidae. It was described by William Warren in 1896.[1] It is found on Buru, the Key Islands, New Guinea, the Bismarck Archipelago, the Louisiade Archipelago, Australia (Queensland) and the Solomon Islands.[2]

Oreta jaspidea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Drepanidae
Genus: Oreta
Species:
O. jaspidea
Binomial name
Oreta jaspidea
(Warren, 1896)
Synonyms
  • Cobanilla jaspidea Warren, 1896
  • Cobanilla fulvata Warren, 1898
  • Cobanilla erminea Warren, 1899
  • Oreta hypocalla Lower, 1905
  • Oreta jaspidea hepatica Warren, 1923
  • Holoreta rubicunda Warren, 1902

Subspecies

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  • Oreta jaspidea jaspidea (Buru, Key Islands, New Guinea, Bismarck Archipelago, Louisiade Archipelago, Queensland)
  • Oreta jaspidea rubicunda (Warren, 1902) (Solomon Islands)

References

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  1. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Oreta jaspidea​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
  2. ^ Savela, Markku. "Oreta jaspidea (Warren, 1896)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 6 August 2018.